Race track betting booth



AUS 24, 1965 R. D. SMITH RACE TRACK BETTING BOOTH 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed April 17, 1963 INVENTOR Aug. 24, 1965 R. D. SMITH RACE TRACK BETTING BOOTH Filed April 17, 1963 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l SELLER 1N VEN TOR.

United States Patent Oftice 3,2%,422 Patented Aug. 24, i965 3,292,422 RACE TRACK BETTING BTH Robert D. Smith, 2742 E. Tremont Ave., Bronx, NX. Filed Apr. 17, 1%3, Ser. No. 273,690 1 Claim. {CL 272-2.)

This invention relates generally to racetrack betting booths. More specically it relates to arrangements of windows for racetrack betting booths.

It is a principal object of the present invention to provide a new arrangement for racetrack seller and payer windows having means whereby the people will be better distributed to prevent crowding at any one particular section.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an improved seller and payer window arrangement whereby the people will be divided to 3A or 1/2 the crowding at any time, resulting in less irritation to the public.

Still another object is to provide a window arrangement that requires no additional space and which can be bounded within the same limits, which additionally to pleasing the betters will expedite trathc movement thereby increasing the revenue taken in by the racetrack.

Still another object is to provide a window arrangement that requires no additional windows nor additional personnel to man the same.

These and other objects will be readily apparent upon a study of the following speciiication and the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIGURE l is a perspective view of the invention shown partly in cross section for purpose of better vi'sability of the rear area thereof.

FIGURE 2 is a fragmentary detail thereof in perspective.

FIGURE 3 is a plan view of the invention as viewed on line 3-3 of FIGURE l.

FIGURE 4 is a plan view of a racetrack course incorporating another element of the invention, and

FlGURE 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of a modied construction of the present invention.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the numeral represents a racetrack betting booth according to the present invention wherein there is a housing ll of generally longitudinal coniiguration having parallel opposite long walls 12 and relatively short parallel opposite end walls 13. A plurality of windows ld are provided in each opposite long wall, each of the windows in one wall being aligned with a corresponding window in the opposite wall as is evident in FIGURES l and 3. The housing encloses a central compartment l5 having counters lo adjacent to the windows and a iioor space 17 for placement of chairs and access of personnel employed within the booth. Some access door 1S is provided for admittance into the compartment.

On each Wall l2 the windows are arranged principally in sets of two adjacent each other with a space 19 between the sets. Each alternate window is identified as a seller window Ell and the other alternate one as a payer Window 21. Each window on the opposite wall is likewise designated to correspond with the window aligned therewith. It is to be noted that each window is shown having a width of 2O inches corresponding with the conventional dimensions indicated above. The space I9 is 46 inches wide being comparable to two of the 23 inch wide conventional spaces described above. Thus, the same number of window-s are provided in a length of wall as conventionally except that the spaces of a conventional wall are now grouped in adjacent sets of two for forming wider space 19.

A removable rope 22 is aiiiXed at one end by means of a snap clip 2-3 to a hook TA between Windows 2@ and 2l.

The rope is attached at its other end by means of `snap clip Z5 to a removable post 26. An odd board Btl lis placed hiwh over center between booths for good visibility.

In operative use, the people 27 will arrange themselves as shown in FIGURE 3. Persons 28 will form lines before the windows and after being served will depart by means of the 46 inch wide corridor formed therebetween While each corridor will accommodate departing persons 29 from two lines adjacent thereto, it will nevertheless prevent rubbing elbows on both sides and will permit a person to oy-pass a slower person. In view that the placement of bets and cashing of tickets does not generally occur at the same time, the entire area including a seller and payer window and their common corridor can be used to handle fans for either one. Thus, the density of people is reduced in one halt. Furthermore, in view that sellers and payers are not confined each to a single side of the booth, the density is further reduced to possibly one-fourth.

A modified form of the invention (not shown) may be made to include all the sellers on one side and all the payers on the other side of the booth. Such form, however, would still maintain the windows in sets of two with the space i9 between the sets as outlined above.

In FIGURE 5, a modified type of booth is shown which i-s of modern design, and includes windows 3b each of which corresponds to windows 20 and 21. A space 3l. between the windows corresponds to space lil.

In FIGURE 4, a race track course lo is shown wherein there is a starting gate 4l which extends angularly transversely across the track i2 `so that the horses in the post positions near the outer side i3 of the track will be located farther forward than the horses near the inner rail 4d. Thus a horse in post position d5 will iind it more advantageous to take a path de shown in FIGURE 4, thereby avoiding the conventional crowding at the start of the turn adjacent to the inner rail, even though he proceeds on a longer arc.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes will be in the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

Having thus lset forth my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

In a race track betting booth, the combination of a housing of generally longitudinal coniiguration having parallel opposite long walls and parallel opposite end walls, said long walls being spaced apart and said end walls being spaced apart delining a central compartment therebetween, each vertical and edge of each of said long walls being in abutment with a vertical end edge of each of said end walls, said long walls and said end walls being of equal height, each of said long walls having a plurality of windows therethrough, said windows being arranged in a horizontal row, said windows each being of rectangular configuration, said lrow being located approximately midway between the upper and lower edges or said long walls, said windows in one of said long walls being in transverse alignment with the windows in the other of said long walls, said windows in each long wall being generally arranged in sets, each of said sets cornprising two of said windows in adjacent relationship, each of said windows having a rectangular frame, a space between each one of said set-s, said space being approximately the same width as the width of each of said sets, a window of each set having means thereabove designating said window as a seller window, the other window of each set having means thereabove designating said other window as a payer window, and a longitudinally conligurated counter within lsaid compartment adjacent each said long wall, said counter having a hat n Y 1L v Y s) upper Side, and extending the full length of each said References Cited by the Examiner tong Wall, each said counter having straight longitudinal side edges and one of said edges being adjacent and in UNITED STATES PATENTS and `said housing having a doorway with door on `an end v walL RICHARD C. PINKHAM, Primary Exammer. 

